This is a copy of the two original software disks that came with Apple's LocalTalk PC Card from 1987. Later versions were released by Farallon Computing, Inc in mid-1991 after Apple licensed the software and hardware designs to the company. Later versions of this software have increased compatibility with later versions of MS-DOS and AppleTalk Phase 2, but this original version wasn't archived anywhere before... so here it is!

This card, and the software, allow you to connect to printers, like Apple's LaserWriters, over an AppleTalk network using the LocalTalk cabling system. An optional paid software package, sometimes included in a bundle with the card, was AppleShare PC. This expanded the capability of the card and allowed you to connect to shared folders from a Macintosh over an AppleTalk network. I've also archived the original version of that software here.

This original version of this software came on two 5.25" floppy disks, referred to as the startup disk and application disk in the manual. It also included a 3.5" disk that combined both disks, but mine was not readable. Each disk was copied using an AppleSauce disk controller unit. The disks are available as .IMD and .IMG disk image files, as well as a .ZIP file containing the contents of each disk.

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